Arrowhead type
Coquille Broad Neck Point
Coquille Broad NeckCoastal Contracting Stem Cluster4,500 - 2,200 B.P.Middle Archaic to Late Archaic3 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 4,500 - 2,200 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Middle Archaic to Late Archaic
- Size
- Medium
- Shape
- Contracting Stem to Straight Stem
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial to Roman Warm
More from the Archaic period
Description
This triangular point exhibits a distinctive morphology, characterized by a medium size and a contracting stem with a convex base. Its cross-sectional profile is elliptical, while the blade itself can display a range of curvature, from straight to subtly excurvate, often accompanied by serrations. The shoulders of this point are typically subdued or entirely absent, presenting a rounded or upward-angled appearance that can occasionally approach a horizontal orientation. The flaking pattern observed on this specimen is random, lacking a discernible order or sequence. Overall, the combination of these characteristics defines a unique and identifiable point type.
Size
The dimensions of the arrowheads are characterized by the following measurements: overall length ranges from 36 mm to 79 mm, while the stem length spans 8 mm to 14 mm, and the blade width varies between 15 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This type is mainly discovered in the Coquille River area of southwest Oregon and extending into northern California
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Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Thomas J. Connelly
- Year
- 1986
- Type site
- Standly Site, Oregon
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Coquille Broad Neck point.
- Contra Costa
- Gatecliff
- Gypsum Cave
- Vandenberg
Other types in the Coastal Contracting Stem Cluster
- Ano Nuevo
- Channel Islands Barbed
- Copsey
- Coquille Knife
- Coquille Narrowneck
- Excelsior
- Houx Contracting Stem
- Point Sal Barbed
- Vandenberg Contracting Stem